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**1861-66 Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1405		12c Black (69). Two singles, one s.e. at left, used with horizontal pair and single of 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "New Orleans La. Jan. 23, 1866" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to Switzerland, red New York transit and 12c credit hs, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, transit and receiving backstamps, light horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, Very Fine and choice paying the 33c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail (Image)	E. 400-500	140.00
1406		24c Red Lilac (70). Two singles, rich color, tied by bold red grids, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Mar 12" credit datestamp on cover to Manchester, England, endorsed "Pr 'Arabia'", 1862 receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine double-rate usage, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	220.00
1407		30c Orange (71). Bright shade, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco May 3" oval datestamp, matching second strike and "Paid" in oval handstamp on legal-size cover to New York City, carried outside the mails and given to Hussey's for local delivery, their "Collect/2 cts" two-line handstamp clearly struck, reduced on three sides, sealed tear at left and lightly cleaned, stamp has small corner crease, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare conjunctive usage, particularly with the 30c 1861 (Image)	E. 750-1,000	900.00
1408		30c Orange (71). Two singles, slightly overlapping, tied by cork cancels on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, red "New York Paid 48 Feb. 8" credit datestamp, red Calais transit, receiving backstamps, colorful and Very Fine	E. 200-300	160.00
1409		30c Orange (71). Three singles, centered to bottom, tied by targets and "Dunkirk Ind. Jul. 21, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to Germany, red "N. York Paid Brem. Pkt. Jul. 29" transit datestamp, Hamburg and receiving backstamps, one stamp with pulled perfs, otherwise Very Fine and choice usage paying 90c postage for six-times the 15c rate via Bremen and Hamburg, a remarkable use for a small-size envelope, with 2001 P.F. certificate	E. 750-1,000	600.00
1410		30c Orange (71). S.e. at right, replacing original stamp used with 3c Rose, 24c Red Lilac (65, 70), 24c small corner fault, tied together on cover to Singapore, "Pittsfield Mass. Paid Oct. 21" and "New-York Oct. 22" backstamps, ms. "52" credit, red London Paid and "1d" rate hs, most of backflap removed, Fine appearing cover from the Cobb correspondence, with 2001 P.F. certificate (noting 30c did not originate)	E. 100-150	110.00
1411		15c Black (77). Two, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by rosettes on watchmaker and jeweler's corner card cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red "N. York Nov. 27" (1867) datestamp, red "12" credit handstamp, Basel and receiving backstamps, 3c perfs at right affected from scissors-separation, cover with central pinhole, otherwise Very Fine usage paying the 33c rate via Prussian Closed Mail (Image)	E. 500-750	450.00
1413		24c Lilac, Gray (78, 78b). Two covers, one with No. 78 tied by segmented cork cancel, other with No. 78b, horizontal pair, tied by grids, both to Brechin, Scotland, Duke correspondence, former 1864 with red Boston and London transits and "CR" handstamp (Caledonian Railway), other 1867 with deep red "Andover Mass. Jun. 21" circular datestamp, red Boston and London transits and red "C.R. P.O." hs, small faults, appear Fine-Very Fine, ex Hubbard	E. 200-300	140.00
1414		2c Black (73). Five singles arranged as a vertical strip, tied by targets and "Newport R.I. Jun. 13, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Prince Edward Island, red "Paid 10" in circle and "U. States" straightline, transit and receiving backstamps, small part of backflap missing, some slight toning around stamp edges from gum, Fine and rare usage, ex Klein (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,200.00
1415		2c Black (73). Tied by cork with 2c Brown (113) and 3c Ultramarine (114), horizontal pair, P.F. says 3c did not originate but we disagree, cork cancels, "Buffalo N.Y. Feb. 14" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to Baden, Germany, red New York and Hamburg transits, receiving backstamps, reduced at top with flap removed, otherwise Fine, "as is" with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 100-150	115.00
1416		2c Black (73). Tied by "Philada. Pa. Post Office Jul. 21 2nd '65" circular datestamp on orange cover to local street address, bold strike of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad circular handstamp with stencil "B & O No 12" marking at lower left, "12" repeated in stencil on back, backflap removed, Very Fine, unusual usage related to railroad business, with 2001 P.F. certificate stating "Genuine usage of the stamp, but decline opinion as to the additional markings" -- we say genuine (Image)	E. 150-200	150.00

1861-66 Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1405

12c Black (69). Two singles, one s.e. at left, used with horizontal pair and single of 3c Rose (65), tied by targets and "New Orleans La. Jan. 23, 1866" double-circle datestamp on blue folded cover to Switzerland, red New York transit and 12c credit hs, blue boxed "Aachen Franco" hs, transit and receiving backstamps, light horizontal file fold well clear of stamps, Very Fine and choice paying the 33c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail (Image)

E. 400-500

140.00

1406

24c Red Lilac (70). Two singles, rich color, tied by bold red grids, matching "N. York Br. Pkt. 38 Mar 12" credit datestamp on cover to Manchester, England, endorsed "Pr 'Arabia'", 1862 receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine double-rate usage, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

220.00

1407

30c Orange (71). Bright shade, tied by blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. San Francisco May 3" oval datestamp, matching second strike and "Paid" in oval handstamp on legal-size cover to New York City, carried outside the mails and given to Hussey's for local delivery, their "Collect/2 cts" two-line handstamp clearly struck, reduced on three sides, sealed tear at left and lightly cleaned, stamp has small corner crease, Very Fine appearance, an extremely rare conjunctive usage, particularly with the 30c 1861 (Image)

E. 750-1,000

900.00

1408

30c Orange (71). Two singles, slightly overlapping, tied by cork cancels on blue folded cover to Lyon, France, red "New York Paid 48 Feb. 8" credit datestamp, red Calais transit, receiving backstamps, colorful and Very Fine

E. 200-300

160.00

1409

30c Orange (71). Three singles, centered to bottom, tied by targets and "Dunkirk Ind. Jul. 21, 1865" double-circle datestamp on cover to Germany, red "N. York Paid Brem. Pkt. Jul. 29" transit datestamp, Hamburg and receiving backstamps, one stamp with pulled perfs, otherwise Very Fine and choice usage paying 90c postage for six-times the 15c rate via Bremen and Hamburg, a remarkable use for a small-size envelope, with 2001 P.F. certificate

E. 750-1,000

600.00

1410

30c Orange (71). S.e. at right, replacing original stamp used with 3c Rose, 24c Red Lilac (65, 70), 24c small corner fault, tied together on cover to Singapore, "Pittsfield Mass. Paid Oct. 21" and "New-York Oct. 22" backstamps, ms. "52" credit, red London Paid and "1d" rate hs, most of backflap removed, Fine appearing cover from the Cobb correspondence, with 2001 P.F. certificate (noting 30c did not originate)

E. 100-150

110.00

1411

15c Black (77). Two, used with 3c Rose (65), tied by rosettes on watchmaker and jeweler's corner card cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red "N. York Nov. 27" (1867) datestamp, red "12" credit handstamp, Basel and receiving backstamps, 3c perfs at right affected from scissors-separation, cover with central pinhole, otherwise Very Fine usage paying the 33c rate via Prussian Closed Mail (Image)

E. 500-750

450.00

1413

24c Lilac, Gray (78, 78b). Two covers, one with No. 78 tied by segmented cork cancel, other with No. 78b, horizontal pair, tied by grids, both to Brechin, Scotland, Duke correspondence, former 1864 with red Boston and London transits and "CR" handstamp (Caledonian Railway), other 1867 with deep red "Andover Mass. Jun. 21" circular datestamp, red Boston and London transits and red "C.R. P.O." hs, small faults, appear Fine-Very Fine, ex Hubbard

E. 200-300

140.00

1414

2c Black (73). Five singles arranged as a vertical strip, tied by targets and "Newport R.I. Jun. 13, 1864" double-circle datestamp on cover to Prince Edward Island, red "Paid 10" in circle and "U. States" straightline, transit and receiving backstamps, small part of backflap missing, some slight toning around stamp edges from gum, Fine and rare usage, ex Klein (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,200.00

1415

2c Black (73). Tied by cork with 2c Brown (113) and 3c Ultramarine (114), horizontal pair, P.F. says 3c did not originate but we disagree, cork cancels, "Buffalo N.Y. Feb. 14" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to Baden, Germany, red New York and Hamburg transits, receiving backstamps, reduced at top with flap removed, otherwise Fine, "as is" with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 100-150

115.00

1416

2c Black (73). Tied by "Philada. Pa. Post Office Jul. 21 2nd '65" circular datestamp on orange cover to local street address, bold strike of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad circular handstamp with stencil "B & O No 12" marking at lower left, "12" repeated in stencil on back, backflap removed, Very Fine, unusual usage related to railroad business, with 2001 P.F. certificate stating "Genuine usage of the stamp, but decline opinion as to the additional markings" -- we say genuine (Image)

E. 150-200

150.00